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Saffy:
I am applying for jobs.
The fact I have been off radar for 9 years (no official work record,  no benefit claims, never signed on etc) has negated me even bothering applying for jobs based on my university qualifications, previous engineering experience or IT experience. So I have been applying for unskilled - no experience necessary minimum wage work in the local area, factory operator work mostly rather than retail/shelf stacking type jobs.

Things have changed in that now applications are made via email rather than letter and paper CV. My issue is that of all the applications I have made online in last couple weeks, not one has even acknowledged receipt. Have the days gone where a company gave the common courtesy of telling you thanks but no thanks? How much effort does it take to send a email in that regard? I am wondering if they are getting overwhelmed with applications for these positions. Maybe everyone has got a PHD these days and I have no chance. Around here I'd thought I get least a foot in a door for being able to communicate in English.

dxmedia:
You've got it. Just keep applying and eventually you'll get an agency phone you and ask a few questions.

Why not go IT contracting?  The markets pretty good for that at the moment and 300 - 400 a day is the going rate.

V8MoneyPit:

--- Quote from: Saffy on July 25, 2011, 10:34:55 --- Have the days gone where a company gave the common courtesy of telling you thanks but no thanks?

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That's something I found with Formula 1. When I was applying, many years ago  :rolleyes:, I was impressed by the fact that every single team I applied with replied. And even more impressive was the comment about keeping your details on file. Usually, you would think "yeah, right". But over 2 years after first applying, I got offered a post with Benetton. That dates it!

As you say, a little common courtesy costs nothing and keeps your morale higher than if you just get no responses.

Don't get down over it. Ask yourself if you would really want to work for a company with no common courtesy!

dxmedia:

--- Quote from: V8MoneyPit on July 25, 2011, 16:50:38 ---
--- Quote from: Saffy on July 25, 2011, 10:34:55 --- Have the days gone where a company gave the common courtesy of telling you thanks but no thanks?

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That's something I found with Formula 1. When I was applying, many years ago  :rolleyes:, I was impressed by the fact that every single team I applied with replied. And even more impressive was the comment about keeping your details on file. Usually, you would think "yeah, right". But over 2 years after first applying, I got offered a post with Benetton. That dates it!

As you say, a little common courtesy costs nothing and keeps your morale higher than if you just get no responses.

Don't get down over it. Ask yourself if you would really want to work for a company with no common courtesy!

--- End quote ---

The problem is the vast amount of applications now are dealt with by agencies not the company, so you've got to get past the brain dead 'tard at the agency first. If you've got qualifications which they don't have on their little list of things to look out for then your stuffed for starters...

Try to find out who the agencies are who deal with the big local employers that your interested in and pop down to their office to have a chat.

muddysteve:
most applications are filtered by computer long before they get infront of any real people

a tip to try is to type lots of corporate buzzwords "teamplayer" "customer focused" etc on your application using white text, that way the computer picks it up and a real person might just get to see your application

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